#might have something related to arthritis but moreso affecting the ligaments and tendons

[disableddyke]

just thinking about that time i had a neuropsychological evaluation where i was like “yeah my body hurts all the time and i’m always so tired, i think there’s something wrong with me” and in my results the examiner was like “patient ascribes, often inaccurately, attributes/manifestations of mental distress to physical ailments, refusing to acknowledge their psychological origins” basically saying that i was blaming my symptoms of depression on some made-up, ambiguous physical illness or disorder and that when i said that something was wrong with me, physically, i was basically “in denial” that i was mentally ill (despite the fact that i was 100% certain and up-front that i was) and that i was merely describing anxiety and depression. and then i got diagnosed with GERD a few months later (hence feeling sick all the time) and fibromyalgia a year later lol. anyway im a cane user now. ✌️ why don’t you tell me again how my symptoms are just mental illness <3

#and yes i am still questioning if i have other disorders as well #like yeah i do have depression and anxiety disorders #but that is not the full extent of it #just because i have mental illness doesn’t mean im imagining or can’t have physical disorders too #i have autism AND adhd AND depression AND fibromyalgia AND an anxiety disorder #like all of these can coexist #im not making it up just because sometimes symptoms overlap #it’s not always one or the other #sometimes it’s both #i also was DXed with anemia #and i might have pots and hypermobility spectrum disorder #and my sisters doc thinks i have dysautonomia #might have something related to arthritis but moreso affecting the ligaments and tendons #because i injure my main joints too often #MS might also be a possibility #and im not saying i have All of them im just saying i very likely have multiple disorders and im just trying to figure out which ones #anyway #disabled #disability #cripple punk #autism #actually autistic #chronic illness #spoonie #chronically ill #fibromyalgia #adhd #depression #anxiety #mental illness